Legal Opinion
In Re Goodwin
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.
Decided January 27, 1988No. 13-31473PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO AVOID LIENS
THOMAS C. BRITTON, Chief Judge.
The debtor’s motion (CP 45) for the relief provided under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1) was heard on December 1, 1987.
Section 522(f) permits a debtor to: “avoid the fixing of a lien on an interest of the debtor in property to the extent that such lien impairs an exemption to which the debtor would have been entitled ... if such lien is (1) a judicial lien....”
Three of the liens which the debtor wishes to avoid arose from 1984 judgments duly recorded in the records of the county of the debtor’s residence prior to the filing of this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Quigley v. Kennedy & Ely Insurance, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1968
- Hill v. First National BankSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- In Re Andrew S. Bland and Sonia J. Bland, Debtors. Finance One v. Andrew S. Bland and Sonia J. BlandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Point East One Condominium v. POINT EAST, ETC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Alu v. State, Department of Taxation & FinanceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In Re CalandrielloUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1989
- In Re BradlowUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1990
- In Re WatsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1990
- Henderson v. Belknap (In Re Henderson)District Court, W.D. Texas · 1993
- Cannon v. CannonDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2000
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